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Opposition, disbelief, resistance, and pushback will stand in the way of your New Pharmacy practice. Here's a few things you can do about it.

Once we as individuals in the healthcare profession finally begin to accept addiction as a disease and not a moral failing, the affected individuals will have a better chance at recovery and we will gain a better understanding of this epidemic.

Does this consolidation bode well for pharmacists? We asked pharmacists across the country to weigh in.

Starting on December 28th, HBO will begin airing a documentary by award-winning director Steven Okazaki about the heroin epidemic sweeping the country.

A December 9 hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging had senators looking closely at several possible solutions to the recent, massive price spikes for particular generic drugs, including having FDA speed approval for competitors for products with no competition.

Studies involving more than 8,000 patients found that rivaroxaban beat out low-molecular-weight heparin/vitamin K antagonists with fewer and less challenging bleeding episodes.

Sometimes unintended consequences take well-meaning endeavors to places they were never meant to go.

All you have to do is follow the money. Then cross the street and head to the indie drugstore on the corner.

Eight questions about medical marijuana and one answer that fits them all.

Pharmacies are just as vulnerable to cyber attack as they are to break-ins and robberies. Here's what you have to watch out for.

When pharmacists help physicians provide better patient care to patients, it pays off for everyone.

Some tips for pharmacists adopting EHRs, including what to tell your vendors.

Here are a few things to bear in mind as you fill out those MAPs.

By expanding their focus on health and wellness, pharmacists can provide better patient care and keep their businesses competitive.

Where things stand, where they're headed, and what you need to do now.

Approved to lower elevated potassium levels in the blood, patiromer should be taken six hours before or after other oral medications.

Even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen. CQI can keep them from becoming medication errors that reach the patients.

Before passage of this legislation, only four states mandated access to epinephrine in schools. Now nearly every state has passed such a law.

The next time your patient asks about inactive ingredients, you can find an answer quickly at www.allergyfreerx.com.

The recent FIP conference spotlighted innovations in pharmacogenomics.

How was business in 2015? What do you see coming in 2016? Drug Topics' annual business outlook survey took your input and put it all together.

Building a new pharmacy? Whether for independents or retail chains, here are some useful considerations.

An Ohio family practice and a local Kroger store teamed up to share access to patient records. Who benefited? Only everybody.

Posts, e-mails, comments, and letters from Drug Topics readers

New Rx, generics, and OTC

'Tis the season for celebration, overindulgence - and tummy troubles. Here's some help, just in case.

The first touch-screen pharmacy management system is here.

In his recent, two-part series, Dennis Miller opined that large, enviable paychecks are still plentiful, but job satisfaction remains elusive for many pharmacists working for retail chains.